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United Nations Resolution 1267
United Nations Security Council resolution 1267 was adopted unanimously on 15 October 1999. After recalling resolutions United Nations Security Council Resolution 1189, 1189 (1998), United Nations Security Council Resolution 1193, 1193 (1998) and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1214, 1214 (1998) on the situation in Afghanistan, the Council designated Osama bin Laden and associates as terrorists and established a Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, sanctions regime to cover individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and/or the Taliban wherever located. The regime has since been reaffirmed and modified by a dozen further UN Security Council Resolutions. It has been claimed the sanctions regime caused dire hardship to the people of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime at a time when they were heavily reliant on international food aid, while failing to satisfy any of its demands. Since the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), US invasion of Afghanistan i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1189
United Nations Security Council resolution 1189, adopted unanimously on 13 August 1998, after expressing its deep disturbance at the bombings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 7 August 1998, the Council strongly condemned the terrorist attacks and called on countries to adopt measures to prevent further incidents. Background On 7 August 1998, hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous truck bomb explosions at the United States embassies in the major East African cities of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. The attacks, linked to local members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, brought Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri to American attention for the first time, and resulted in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation placing bin Laden on its Ten Most Wanted list. Resolution The Security Council was shocked at the attacks which had a damaging effect on international relations and was convinced that the suppression of acts of terrorism was esse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |